WORCESTER — Police today charged a Leicester woman with motor vehicle homicide in connection with the April 12 death of an 83-year-old pedestrian on Main Street.

Elizabeth Marc-Aurele, 24, of 188 Chapel St., Leicester arrived at police headquarters this morning with a lawyer and was questioned in connection to the hit-and-run that killed Albert Sescilla, who was walking across the street when he was killed.

Police have charged Ms. Marc-Aurele with leaving the scene of an accident involving personal injury and death, failure to file an accident report, failing to slow for a pedestrian in the roadway, and motor vehicle homicide.

She is expected to be arraigned in Central District Court on Wednesday.

Police investigators had been searching for the driver and vehicle involved in the death of Mr. Sescilla.

The accident occurred about 2:45 a.m. on April 12 near 995 Main St.

Mr. Sescilla was crossing Main Street from the direction of Marble Street and was in the road when he was struck by a vehicle traveling north on Main Street. The driver fled without stopping.

Police were searching for a Dodge Caravan or a Chrysler Town and Country minivan, dark in color.